irrigation - (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solutiondouche - irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents clyster, enema - injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes lavage - washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water |